15-letter words containing s, e, a, c, o
- lexical scoping — lexical scope
- liaison officer — a person who liaises between groups or units
- lick into shape — to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
- lissencephalous — having the cephalic disorder of a lack of developed brain folds
- local is lekker — popular slogan promoting South African culture, produce, etc
- logical address — virtual address
- long-case clock — tall-case clock.
- long-sufferance — long-suffering.
- luncheon basket — a basket that you put food in and take somewhere for a picnic
- macaroni cheese — Macaroni cheese is a dish made from macaroni and cheese sauce.
- macro-structure — the gross structure of a metal, as made visible to the naked eye by deep etching.
- macrostructures — Plural form of macrostructure.
- mad cow disease — BSE: bovine spongiform encephalopathy
- magnetic course — a course whose bearing is given relative to the magnetic meridian of the area.
- make a horlicks — to make a mistake or a mess
- make allowances — to take mitigating circumstances into account in consideration (of)
- make sb welcome — If you make someone welcome or make them feel welcome, you make them feel happy and accepted in a new place.
- make tracks for — to go or head towards
- mannheim school — a group of musicians of the mid-18th century in Mannheim, Germany, notable for developing a style of orchestral composition and performance directly antecedent to and influential on the classical style of Haydn and Mozart.
- marching orders — military orders, esp to infantry, giving instructions about a march, its destination, etc
- mass-producible — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- master corporal — a noncommissioned officer in the Canadian forces senior to a corporal and junior to a sergeant
- mastoid process — a large, bony prominence on the base of the skull behind the ear, containing air spaces that connect with the middle ear cavity.
- mastoidectomies — Plural form of mastoidectomy.
- mechanomorphism — the doctrine that the universe is fully explicable in mechanistic terms.
- mediastinoscopy — (medicine) A procedure for examining the inside of the mediastinum and the organs it encloses through a small incision, using an endoscope. This is a surgical procedure normally done under general anesthesia.
- medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
- medical records — written information about a person's health during their life to date
- medical tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
- menispermaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Menispermaceae, a family of mainly tropical and subtropical plants, most of which are woody climbers with small flowers
- messier catalog — a catalog of nonstellar objects compiled by Charles Messier in 1784 and later slightly extended, now known to contain nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters.
- microaerophiles — Plural form of microaerophile.
- microaggression — a subtle but offensive comment or action directed at a minority or other nondominant group that is often unintentional or unconsciously reinforces a stereotype: microaggressions such as "I don't see you as black.".
- micrometastases — Plural form of micrometastasis.
- micrometastasis — The microscopic level action of metastasis, the spread of disease from the primary site to other areas.
- mis-categorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- misappreciation — failure to appreciate something fully or properly
- miscegenational — of or relating to miscegenation
- miscellaneously — In a miscellaneous manner.
- miscommunicated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscommunicate.
- moccasin flower — the lady's-slipper.
- mogi das cruzes — a city in SE Brazil, E of São Paulo.
- molecular sieve — a compound with molecule-size pores, as some sodium aluminum silicates, that chemically locks molecules in them: used in purification and separation processes.
- monkey, scratch — scratch monkey
- monochlamydeous — (of a flower) having a perianth of one whorl of members; not having a separate calyx and corolla
- monosaccharides — Plural form of monosaccharide.
- monospaced type — a typeface in which the width of all letters, including the space around them, is the same
- motor insurance — insurance for a motor vehicle such as a car, which provides protection against loss in the event of an accident, theft, etc
- mountain rescue — search and rescue conducted on a mountain, for example of someone who has fallen, got lost, etc
- mucosanguineous — containing or made up of blood and mucus